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Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes	237	100.0	365	100.0	602	100.0
Diseases of the Heart	86	36.3	159	43.6	245	40.7
Malignant Neoplasms	31	13.1	43	11.8	74	12.3
Cerebrovascular Disease	27	11.4	34	9.3	61	10.1
Pneumonia and Influenza	14	5.9	31	8.5	45	7.5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions	20	8.4	12	3.3	32	5.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis	8	3.4	5	1.4	13	2.2
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms	5	2.1	6	1.6	11	1.8
Diabetes Mellitus	4	1.7	5	1.4	9	1.5
Septicemia	2	0.8	5	1.4	7	1.2
Hernia and Intestinal Obstruction	3	1.3	2	0.5	5	0.8
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis	3	1.3	1	0.3	4	0.7
All Other Causes (Residual)	34	14.3	62	17.0	96	15.9
Leading Causes of Death	Eighty-Five Years and Over
	Male		Female		Total
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent